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Part 312 - NewTue, 31 Jul 2018 10:50:26 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-312-new
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-312-new<p>The door stuck. It opened with a jolt. Illumination was limited to street lamps and porch lights, the sun not yet up. Halcyon Avenue was quiet. Likewise 12th Avenue and Paris and Belmont. A lone runner made her way east along the boulevard.</p><p>A vegetable delivery sat on pallets in front of Martin's BBQ. The delivery guy was in the refrigerated box offloading more produce. Kenny's truck was parked at an angle between pumps and service bay - taking up a good portion of the lot and obstructing the view. He'd been washing it. It was still dripping and shiny.</p><p>I walked into the office, "What's up?"</p><p>"Hey man."</p><p>I poured a cup of coffee. Kenny met me in the shop to top off his cup. We walked out and sat on the planter out front.</p><p>"Did you fish yesterday?" I asked.</p><p>"Sure did." He said.</p><p>"Caught about 70 catfish before noon." He said.</p><p>Conversation weaved in and out of fishing, work, and the people walking by. A crew gathered in front of Iron Tribe across the street. They looked ready to sweat. I had no desire to join them. The conversation took several turns, meandering through rows of tarpon to catch and stacks of tires to change. My oil needed tending. That could wait.</p><p>We sat there on the planter. We chatted. We didn't say much. We said everything.</p><p>Sun soaked clouds rolled west to east, purple, then pink, then grey.</p><p>I walked back home, nearly missing my turn - head elsewhere. I gathered my mat and walked to Liberation. Samantha was there - all smiles and hellos. A few early-rising yogis joined us. We moved. We sweated. I thought of the Iron Tribe folk and their cross-fit bodies dripping wet. I thought about motion. I thought about work. I moved. I moved. I saluted the sun. I found the moment.</p><p>Somewhere around sun salutation 5, I was there. In the studio. In my mind. In my moment. The mind quiet. Breath smooth. The hour was. The hour was no more.</p><p>I'm in my office now. I'm working. I'm blogging....<a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-312-new>Read More</a>Part 311 - RecoverMon, 30 Jul 2018 07:53:12 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-311-recover
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-311-recover<p>Today is a recovery day. Today we move through restorative postures throughout the day. Today we rest.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-311-recover>Read More</a>Part 310 - PlanSun, 29 Jul 2018 07:41:28 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-310-plan
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-310-plan<p>Kim and I started the day with a plan. Did everything go accordingly? No. But for the most part it worked.</p><p>Kim and Robin cooked up a plan to gather some of Nashville's most talented chefs together for a meal. Robin, Josh, and Lisa - all members of the Nashville food scene - and their respective others joined us at our house for a meal. Kim and I provided food and a place to gather.</p><p>Want to be nervous? Try to cook for a chef. Want to be more nervous? Try to cook for several chefs. Want to stress even more, make something you've never tried before.</p><p>Did it work? Yes.</p><p>Menu</p><p>Cheese and Charcuterie plate</p><ul><li>Home smoked trout</li><li>Homemade trout dip</li><li>Amazing cheese</li><li>Homemade bread</li></ul><p>Main Course</p><ul><li>Homemade pasta</li><li>Homemade carbonara</li><li>Grilled spring onions</li><li>Lady pea salad</li><li>Lady peas</li><li>Oven roasted beats and radishes</li></ul><p>Desert</p><ul><li>Homemade apple galette</li><li>Grilled peaches with burrata </li></ul><p>Notes: There's nothing on earth like homemade. I bought fresh trout at WF. I brined the trout in water, sugar, salt, brown sugar, lemon juice and spices. I smoked the trout for just over one hour. It was the best smoked trout I've had in a long long time.</p><p>Kim made the galette from scratch. Whole vanilla bean in the butter. It was a thing of beauty.</p><p>We made the pasta from scratch. It had heft and silkiness both at once. The carbonara included one whole egg and seven yolks. It was buttery smooth and clung to the noodles.</p><p>When you make a plan and execute that plan, even with a few hick-ups, the meal can be next level good.</p><p>Make a plan. Cook for someone new. Make something from scratch. Live.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-310-plan>Read More</a>Part 309 - TrainingSat, 28 Jul 2018 07:34:35 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-309-training
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-309-training<p>I spent the day in a bakyard-yoga-studio with a group of amazing women. Liz walked us through the first part of our class. I love her style and I love her way of teaching.</p><p></p>Leah paced us through the remainder of the day. She's a strong practitioner and a fantastic teacher.<p></p><p>The workshop was a sequencing workshop. It's a topic that I am certain needs to be covered in detail and frequently.</p><p>One of my favorite things about yoga is the steady, well structured way some teachers step people through a practice. Balance, timing, planning - all of these things make for a fantastic series of postures and a feeling of graceful movement.</p><p>When a teacher just shows up and wings it, that's when the practice can become frustrating.</p><p>I've been studying sequences for a little over a year now, with an eye and mind towards achieving balance and fluidity. When a yoga teacher approaches each practice with that in mind, the practice can be amazing.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-309-training>Read More</a>Part 308 - ImpromptuFri, 27 Jul 2018 09:23:20 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-308-impromptu
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-308-impromptu<p>I got the call yesterday afternoon. My pal Mike, with whom I get to hang very infrequently - due to age and distance - called to let me know he would be swinging by to spend the night. He lives a mere 8 hours west. He got here a little past midnight.</p><p>He and his family, all five of them, racked up in the van at 9 am this morning and struck out for parts south and east. We had a total of 8 hours together. 7 of which were sleep.</p><p>It was so much fun to see Mike and his family. I'm glad to be the kind of friend who can entertain a swing by from an old friend late at night. I'm grateful that he is the kind of friend who just asks. Be open to the impromptu.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-308-impromptu>Read More</a>Part 307 - ImpromptuThu, 26 Jul 2018 09:15:17 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-307-impromptu
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-307-impromptu<p>We planned a dinner at home alone. We planned on buddha bowls. We failed at both.</p><p>We had homemade turkey burgers and hand cut oven fries. It was amazing.</p><p>We had a guest. Then we had two guests. So much for dinner at home alone. It was amazing.</p><p>Be open to the impromptu. Be open to sharing your life and time with someone new.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-307-impromptu>Read More</a>Part 306 - OpportunitiesWed, 25 Jul 2018 09:08:30 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-306-opportunities
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-306-opportunities<p>I'm considering an opportunity. I am not in any rush. I am not in any way tied to an outcome.</p><p>I'm looking into a new business. I'm considering. I'm analyzing. I'm enjoying the process. It may be amazing. It may not work out. Either way, I'm having a good time exploring.</p><p>Sometimes opportunity knocks. Sometimes, it just passes nearby. Sometimes you just don't see it.</p><p>I have a long term plan that involves transitioning from my current profession to something completely different and totally unrelated. I love my work, but am under no delusion that I can do it for another 20 years. I have ten, maybe twelve years of this work in me. It's taxing and it's emotionally difficult. My plan includes taking a passion and sharing it with others.</p><p>My plan is not cast in stone. My plan is pretty open. My plan just got a little more grand. This opportunity may quicken the plan. It may not alter it at all. I'm not attached to any certain outcome. I'm enjoying the process.</p><p>We'll see.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-306-opportunities>Read More</a>part 305 - AloneTue, 24 Jul 2018 09:05:23 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-305-alone
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-305-alone<p>I don't mind being alone.</p><p>Kim had a plan tonight. I was not invited. It happens. I was fine with the plan. It was a meeting of women who all write for a living. I am not a woman. I was not invited.</p><p>I made a few attempts to fill my night with an alternate activity. They all failed. I was fine with that.</p><p>I settled in and took the chance to read and chill.</p><p>Sometimes being alone is just what's needed.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-305-alone>Read More</a>Part 304 - LifeMon, 23 Jul 2018 08:58:27 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-304-life
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-304-life<p>I find <a target="_blank" href="https://soundcloud.com/pursuitmag/connections">connections</a> and distractions to be interesting. Connection happens in the strangest ways. Distraction happens all the time. How to navigate?</p><p>Kim and I were hired to do a job. We engineered a few interviews for an amazing podcaster. You can hear the episode <a target="_blank" href="http://revisionisthistory.com/episodes/30-analysis-parapraxis-elvis">here</a>. There's a shout out to us at the end. I can't say that we connected with the podcaster, but we did make a connection in the process.</p><p>Kaci Bolls was featured in the episode. We both liked her. She and her husband visited our house for dinner last night. It was a connection made in the strangest way. It was lovely.</p><p>Be open to making connections. Maybe you don't make the obvious, initially coveted one, but the one you make could be amazing. Be open to connections.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-304-life>Read More</a>Part 303 - TrainSun, 22 Jul 2018 08:54:42 -0700http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-303-train
http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-303-train<p>I woke at a more reasonable hour today. Got a good nights sleep. Made it to the studio early.</p><p>We settled into our practice sessions. The teachers, rotated throughout the day, were gracious and offered criticism and encouragement. Everyone in the room supported each other.</p><p>At the end of the day, we all had a full day of movement. We each had several chances to try our hand at leading the others through poses. We combined. We reasoned. We approached each practice session with care and thought.</p><p>Another day of learning and another day of movement.</p><a href=http://www.exquisitecorpsepose.com/blog/part-303-train>Read More</a>